Complacency worries public health officials, who fear that a mutation or another virus could be worse than COVID, which killed 37,000 in NJ.

The United States Geological Survey reported the 1.8-magnitude event just before noon.

Earthquake hits New York area: Click here for coverage of the 4.8 magnitude temblor that hit New York-New Jersey on Friday ... But as of late Friday morning no tsunami warning, advisory, watch ...